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Balch

in the US

There are 3,752 people with the last name "Balch" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Balch 7,044
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  1. is 7,040th most common Dambrosio
  2. is 7,041st most common Gatto
  3. is 7,042nd most common Margolis
  4. is 7,043rd most common Shropshire
  5. is 7,044th most common Balch
  6. is 7,045th most common Blackford
  7. is 7,046th most common Birdwell
  8. is 7,047th most common Blizzard
  9. is 7,048th most common Dowdell

Similar Names and Nicknames

Belk, Balcom, Balk, Balcazar, Balcer, Balke, Balcerzak, Balko, Belch, Balchunas

Most Common First Names for Balch

John, Robert, David, Michael, William, James, Charles, Mary, Richard, Barbara

Meaning & History

English: from Middle English balch, belch ‘balk’, ‘beam’ (Old English bælc, balca), possibly denoting someone who lived in a house with a roof beam rather than in a simple hut; alternatively it may have been a nickname for a man built like a tree trunk, i.e. one of stocky, heavy build.

English: nickname from Middle English balche, belche ‘swelling’ (Old English bælc(e)). This was probably chiefly given in the sense ‘swelling pride’, ‘overweening arrogance’, but it can also mean ‘eructation’, ‘belch’ and may therefore in some cases have been acquired by a man given to belching.

Welsh: from the adjective balch, which has a range of meanings—‘ fine’, ‘splendid’, ‘proud’, ‘arrogant’, ‘glad’—but the predominant meaning is ‘proud’ and from this the family name probably derives.

FOREBEARS The surname Balch was established in MD c.1650.

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